The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation was chartered by Congress on January 6, 1893.
[2] The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington serves as the Foundation's chair and president, while the dean of Washington National Cathedral serves as the vice chair of the Foundation's board of trustees.
[5] The College of Preachers was formerly housed at a stone Gothic Revival building adjacent to the cathedral; it closed after the 2008 recession, but was later restored and in 2008 renamed the Virginia Mae Center.
[2] In 2011, after three decades of on-and-off negotiations, the Foundation purchased three apartment complexes across from the cathedral grounds (at 3010, 3022-28 and 3100 Wisconsin Avenue NW) for $16.25 million.
[6] After the 2011 Virginia earthquake, the Foundation raised money for the costly repairs required to fix damage.